Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer – ARM Cortex-M / Autonomous Undersea Systems

Moseley Technical Services, Inc.; Taunton (MA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer in Taunton, MA to develop firmware for autonomous undersea systems. You will work on bare-metal C, ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, and low-level hardware interfaces, collaborating with engineers to meet stringent defense requirements.

The role emphasizes firmware design, testing, and optimization for performance, power, and memory, with a focus on reliable hardware/software integration and verification. U.S.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and test bare-metal firmware in C for ARM Cortex-M and other MCUs.
• Develop low-level drivers and interfaces for SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and timers.
• Apply electrical engineering principles to components, equipment, and systems.
• Participate in requirements analysis, system design, integration, verification, and validation.
• Profile and optimize embedded firmware for performance, power, memory usage, and constraints.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and product teams to translate requirements into firmware solutions.
• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for embedded system issues.
• Execute engineering activities within established development processes and project requirements.

Skills

Bare-metal embedded C

Embedded firmware design

Electrical engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

ARM Cortex-M

SPI

I2C

UART

GPIO

ADC

PWM

timers

Job description

Check out this new opportunity!

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer

ARM Cortex-M | Autonomous Undersea Systems

Taunton, MA

Pay Estimated: $68.41 - $73.41/Hour

U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law

We are hiring a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to develop firmware for next-generation autonomous undersea systems and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) supporting defense applications. This role focuses on bare-metal embedded C development, ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers, electrical engineering, firmware integration, hardware/software interfaces, and embedded system verification, with a DoD Secret security clearance required at time of hire.

This role supports a cross-functional engineering team responsible for requirements analysis, electrical and firmware design, integration, testing, verification, technical reviews, and root cause analysis for complex autonomous undersea platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and test bare-metal firmware in C for ARM Cortex-M and other microcontroller architectures.
• Develop low-level drivers and interfaces for embedded peripherals, including SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and timer modules.
• Apply electrical engineering principles to the development, testing, and implementation of electrical components, equipment, and systems.
• Participate in requirements analysis, system design, integration, verification, and validation activities.
• Profile and optimize embedded firmware for performance, power consumption, memory utilization, and system constraints.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, systems architects, project leaders, program managers, and product teams to translate system requirements into firmware solutions.
• Support technical reviews, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for electrical and embedded system issues.
• Execute engineering activities within established development processes while supporting program and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required by Federal Law
• Department of Defense Secret security clearance required at time of hire.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience designing and implementing bare-metal embedded firmware in C.
• Experience developing firmware for ARM Cortex-M or other microcontroller architectures.
• Experience developing drivers and low-level interfaces for embedded peripherals such as SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO, ADC, PWM, and timers.
• Experience profiling and optimizing embedded code for performance, power consumption, and memory constraints.
• Experience supporting electrical or embedded system requirements analysis, design, integration, testing, and verification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, SWD/JTAG debuggers, and embedded testing frameworks to validate firmware functionality.
• Research & Development (R&D) experience with emerging technologies.
• Experience supporting complex engineering design teams and cross-functional technical projects.
• Experience identifying opportunities to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to engineering process improvement or technical innovation.

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. is an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled Employer

What to Expect

• Applicants selected for employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and background investigation, which may include education, criminal, and work history verifications.
• Accepted applicants will be eligible for benefits, including medical and supplemental insurance, and a 401(k) plan. Appreciation and gratitude for employees are hallmarks of organizations with low turnover.
• Final position level and pay will be based on experience.

Resources

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• For more information about Moseley, visit: About Us

Moseley Technical Services, Inc. (Moseley) was incorporated in 1994 to provide engineering and professional services to the aerospace/defense, manufacturing, government, and commercial industries. Our Mission is to deliver superior service to our customers and employees. We have been successful in our vision by building long-term relationships with customers and employees through integrity, transparency, and appreciation.

We stand by our 30-year-old commitment of “World Class Service. World Class Company.”